Genetics and Reproduction Quiz
1. How much genetic material is found in a cloned cell as compared to the original cell?
a.
twice as much
b.
the same amount
c.
half as much
d.
one-fourth as much
2. A species has 52 chromosomes. How many chromosomes would be in a sperm cell of this species?
A) 16
B) 26
C) 32
D) 8
3.Which statement is MOST accurate?
a. Organisms produced by asexual reproduction are genetically identical to the parent.
b. In sexual reproduction, offspring get genes from only one parent.
c. In asexual reproduction, offspring get about half their genes from each parent.
d. Sperm and eggs have similar structures but different functions.
4. Mike and his three brothers all have brown hair. Mike's father has brown hair, too. Mike's mother, however, is the only
family member that has red hair color. What conclusion can you draw about the gene for hair color?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The gene for red hair is dominant over the gene for brown hair.
The gene for brown hair is dominant over the gene for red hair.
Neither brown nor red are dominant since they both occur in the same family.
Red and brown genes are co-dominant.
5. Mendel proposed that traits observed in pea plants resulted from a combination of "factors" inherited from each parent. His
description of these "factors" can be considered the first scientific definition of the role of —
a.
b.
c.
d.
ribosomes
meiosis
genes
cell nuclei
6. Where would you look inside of a plant cell to find it’s genetic material?
a)
b)
c)
d)
chloroplast
ribosome
nuclei
cytoplasm
7. Genes occupy a particular location on
a)
b)
c)
d)
ribosomes
chromosomes
alleles
proteins
8. The expression of a trait is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Phenotype
Genotype
Mutation
Allele
9. Which organism below will have offspring that is genetically identical to its offspring?
a. grasshopper
b. Dogwood tree
c. E. coli
d. Zooplankton
10. What best describes the following picture
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sexual reproduction
Meiosis
Mitosis
Asexual Reproduction